language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
number one; first; best; most; game; round
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
endurance; perseverance; patience
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
too much; excessively; too
to be conspicuous; to stand out
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
attendance (at school); going to school
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the other day; a few days ago
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous